Wind and Solar Power: Planning Permission

Julie Elliott: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 
	(1)  how much (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind capacity (i) received planning approval and (ii) was rejected in each year since 2009;
	(2)  how many planning applications for (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms were (i) approved and (ii) rejected in each year since 2009;
	(3)  how much large-scale solar capacity has had planning approval (a) accepted and (b) rejected in each year since 2009;
	(4)  how many planning applications for large-scale solar projects have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each year since 2009.

Gregory Barker: The Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) tracks the progress of all projects over 0.01MW from submission of a planning application through to determination and generation:
	https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract
	As at the end of November 2013, the REPD shows:
	
		
			  2009 2010 2011 
			  Number of applications Capacity (MW) Number of applications Capacity (MW) Number of applications Capacity (MW) 
			 Onshore Wind       
			 Approved 84 1182 83 996 102 1044 
			 Refused 32 409 37 681 51 591 
			 Offshore Wind       
			 Approved 0 0 0 0 3 466 
			 Refused 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Solar       
			 Approved 4 0.19 9 10 95 440 
			 Refused 0 0 0 0 7 32 
		
	
	
		
			  2012 20131 
			  Number of applications Capacity (MW) Number of applications Capacity (MW) 
			 Onshore Wind     
			 Approved 157 2140 141 1346 
			 Refused 88 856 134 1262 
			 Offshore Wind     
			 Approved 2 942 6 1819 
			 Refused 1 540 0 0 
			 Solar     
			 Approved 98 606 141 1241 
			 Refused 10 52 31 282 
			 1 January to November.